been studying martial arts for ten years. I did Japanese style karate
for three years and Shun Ryo and now I do Tai Chi. I also do some
Kundalini Yoga. The first thing I was really fascinated by was the
diagnostic power of this during the relaxation part when we were
going down vertebra by vertebra. I could actually detect what went
on there, whether it was compressed or irritated or collapsed or
bent. I was really surprised. Then when Master Chia put his hand
on me it was like someone had lit a match there. The whole thing
was on fire even long after he’d touched me. The heat had gone
into my lungs and I could feel it healing them. I’d had some trouble
with my lungs previously. This training has made me more relaxed
so that I can now deal with stress conditions much more success-
fully. I feel centered now and I have developed a considerable
amount of self-assertiveness.
Student: I have a hard time making the spiral in collecting the
energy. Usually I feel that it overlaps or is of a distorted shape. I
can’t seem to make it spiral out.
Master Chia: That’s alright. That’s the way it is in the beginning.
Actually, if I feel I’ve done it incorrectly, I just do it again. Collecting
the energy in the navel is so important.
We have two major divisions in our bodies. One consists of the
heart, lungs and the brain, and the other part is the lower abdo-
men. The body can also be divided into hot and cold. Above the
navel is heat and below is coolness or cold. That’s why the Six
Healing Sounds and The Fusion of the Five Elements are so im-
portant. There are some places where you can store energy with-
out any harm, like the navel area, but when it accumulates
elsewhere,it can cause unpleasant effects. You can compare con-
centration to bringing together into one point the sun’s rays with a
magnifying glass. Here we are able to add to that the ability to cir-
culate that heat throughout the body. This will help your blood get
warm and make you stronger and healthier... gradually feeding
your body and then your soul and finally your spirit. Each level that
you ascend to is altogether different. Your present energy is de-
rived from your organs... but is still in a raw state.
The second level harmonizes these energies in the Fusion of
the Five Elements... in which the heart, kidney, liver, lung and
spleen are involved. Each of these organs produces its own par-
ticular energy and it is at this level that these energies are blended,Chapter XII